11054NAT is the nationally accredited Certificate II in Plumbing Services. It prepares you for work as a plumber (general). It is current on the national register, with no earlier version recorded. Employers posted about 1,364 plumber (general) jobs in June 2026, up 5.8% on a year earlier.
The independent signals behind the Certificate II in Plumbing Services line up. Plumber (general)s are in national shortage, employment is projected to grow through 2035 and job ads in June 2026 were up 5.8% on a year earlier. These are official statistics, not a promise about your result.
Employers are posting more plumber (general) jobs than a year ago. About 1,364 plumber (general) jobs were advertised online in June 2026, up 5.8% on a year earlier. Over the last 12 months there were about 16,100 job ads, while 930 people were training in the course nationally (2025). Ads show the market. Enrolments show the pipeline. Neither is a job promise.
Australia's official shortage list rates airconditioning and mechanical services plumbers, drainers, gasfitters, roof plumbers, plumber (general)s and fire protection plumbers as in shortage. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List rates Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber, Drainer, Gasfitter, Roof Plumber, Plumber (General) and Fire Protection Plumber as in national shortage.
Plumber (general) jobs are projected to grow. Jobs and Skills Australia projections put these occupations at 103,573 workers in May 2025, 108,958 by May 2030 (up 5.2%) and 114,160 by May 2035 (up 10.2%).
Enrolments in the Certificate II in Plumbing Services are steady. Across Australia, 940 people enrolled in 2024. In 2025 it was 930, down 1.1% in a year. National data for 11054NAT starts in 2022.
The register and the national framework set some of this. Providers set the rest.
State funding for 11054NAT is being verified against official program lists.
Eligibility and student contributions vary by program and provider. The official state listing is the source of truth. In a subsidised place the government pays most of the tuition and you pay a co-contribution set by the program and provider.
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Browse coursesGet Course maps 11054NAT to its occupations using the register’s own outcome wording, shown with ANZSCO codes (here, 3341) so the mapping can be checked. Job advertisement counts come from the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index and count online ads, not vacancies filled. Enrolment counts come from NCVER Total VET Activity and count people in training, not completions. Funding rows appear only after verification against the official state program list. Source vintages: register training.gov.au, synced 29 August 2026; NCVER Total VET Activity 2025 collection; Occupation Shortage List 2025 assessment; Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index latest month June 2026; employment projections May 2025 to May 2035 release; register synced 29 Aug 2026. Page last updated 30 Aug 2026.